List of cuisines

The following is a list of cuisines. A cuisine is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a specific culture or region. Each cuisine involves food preparation in a particular style, of food and drink of particular types, to produce individually consumed items or distinct meals. A cuisine is frequently named after the region or place where it originated. A cuisine is primarily influenced by the ingredients that are available locally or through trade. Religious food laws can also exercise a strong influence on such culinary practices.

Cuisines by region

• Global cuisine – a cuisine that is practiced around the world. A cuisine is a characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions,^[1] often associated with a specific region, country^[2] or culture. To become a global cuisine, a local, regional or national cuisine must spread around the world with its food served world-wide.
• Regional cuisine – based upon national, state or local regions.^[3] Regional cuisines may vary based upon food availability and trade, varying climates, cooking traditions and practices, and cultural differences.^[4] One noteworthy definition is based upon traditional cuisine: "A traditional cuisine is a coherent tradition of food preparation that rises from the daily lives and kitchens of a people over an extended period in a specific region of a country, or a specific country, and which, when localized, has notable distinctions from the cuisine of the country as a whole."^[4]
  • List of African cuisines
  • List of cuisines of the Americas
  • List of Asian cuisines
  • List of European cuisines
  • Oceanic cuisine

Cuisine styles

A Jacques Lameloise (a 3 star Michelin Guide chef) nouvelle cuisine presentation

• Fusion cuisine
• Haute cuisine
• Note by Note cuisine
• Nouvelle cuisine
• Vegan cuisine
• Vegetarian cuisine

Ethnic and religious cuisines

Ohaw, traditional Ainu soup

• Ainu
• Akan
• Arab
• Assyrian
• Balochi
• Berber
• Buddhist
• Bulgarian
• Cajun
• Chinese Islamic
• Circassian
• Crimean Tatar
• French cuisine
• Inuit
• Italian American
• Jewish
• Kurdish
• Malayali Food
• Louisiana Creole
• Maharashtrian
• Mordovian
• Native American
• Parsi
• Pashtun
• Pennsylvania Dutch
• Peranakan
• Persian cuisine
• Punjabi
• Rajasthani
• Romani
• Sami
• Sindhi
• Tatar
• Turkish
• Yamal
• Zanzibari
• South Indian

Historical cuisines

See also

• Gourmet Museum and Library
• International English food terms
• National dish
• Regional street food

References

1. Cuisine (definition). Thefreedictionary.com. Accessed June 2011.
2. "Cuisine (definition)". Oxford Dictionaries. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
3. "Region." (Definition). Merriam-Webster dictionary. Accessed June 2011.
4. "The American Food Revolutions: Cuisines in America." Eldrbarry.net. Accessed June 2011.

External links

• World Cuisines at DMOZ